CLA204H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Roman Calendar, Hermanubis, Helios
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Isis (egyptian) gained a large following from greeks and romans. Poor jewish carpenter from the edge of the roman empire. How do you stay as a greek/christian // roman/chrisitan. Rome = slowly grew conquered italy: then greece carthage and spain, then modern day france syria and egypt, then the entire middle east - north africa and most of europe. Syncretism the practice of blending two or more religious traditions: the roman tendency to associate their gods and goddess with foreign goddesses, the roman goddess of love = venus = was associated with. Aphrodite = claimed that she was the same as a hathor/ ishtar (egyptian)/germanic (frigg) The more gods you worship the more gods are looking out for your best interests. Paul the apostle = was opponent of the christians. Isis took the roman world by the storm. Mithraism was a religion based on the persian god of light. Drank wine which miraculously transformed into the god"s blood.
